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B-195805,B-196036 1 (1980-02-07)

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                         THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
 DE=CiSION    (OF THE UNITED STATES
                         WASHINGTON, 0. C. 20548



FILE:    B-195805,B-196036    OATE:February 7, 1980

MATTER   OF:    Watkins-Johnson Company


DIGEST:


1.  Military department is not required
    to advise domestic offerors of
    existence of Memorandum of Under-
    standing between United States and
    United Kingdom which provides basis
    for Secretary of Defense's determi-
    nation that Buy American Act is
    inapplicable to Defense items man-
    ufactured in the United Kingdom.

2.  Military department's failure to
    notify potential competitors that
    they may be in direct competition
    with United Kingdom firms does not
    invalidate procurement.

    Watkins-Johnson Company (WJC) protests the Air
Force's award of a contract to Rank Precisio 91tP37Xt-7
Industries, Inc. (RPI), under request or proposals
(RFP) No. F34601-79-R-1887 issued by Tinker Air Force
Base, Oklahoma.

     WJC believes that the award to RPI is improper
for two reasons:  (1) the Air Force failed in its
duty to advise WJC of the existence of the
September 24, 1975, Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) between the United States (US) and United_
Kigdeim of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK)
Governments; and (2) the RFP did not contain a Notice
of Potential Foreign Source Competition (Notice),
Defense Acquisition Regulation 5 7-2003.75
(1976 ed.).  We are denying the protest since in
our opinion neither reason provides a basis for
invalidating the award.
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